1999 Saxony state election

1999 Saxony state election
← 1994 19 September 1999 2004 →
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,164,072 (61.1%)
Increase 2.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kurt Biedenkopf Peter Porsch Karl-Heinz Kunckel
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election 77 seats, 58.1% 21 seats, 16.5% 22 seats, 16.6%
Seats won 76 30 14
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 9 Decrease 8
Popular vote 1,231,254 480,317 204,438
Percentage 56.9% 22.2% 10.7%
Swing Decrease 1.2 pp Increase 5.7 pp Decrease 5.9 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

The 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

As of 2024, this is the most recent Saxony state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote. Every Saxony state election since 1999, The CDU has seen its support in elections decrease.